Illinois as it is; its history, geography, statistics, constitution, laws, government ... . 950,000 188 377,200 12 792 702,104 75 50,000 396 749,684 530 455,500 676 588,900 180 826,645 104 464,130 126,442 130 290,000 220 260,000 120 142,000 38 45,000 47 70,000 37 80,100 110 96,000 60 80,000 92 195,000 48 120,000 66 124,000 100 105,000 15 4,072 250 300,000 30 40,000 14 23,418 86 180,000 15 20,000 8 18,000 21 18,000 400 COMMERCE OF CHICAGO. Boots and Shoes, Clothing, IMillinery,Tobacco, Crackers, Bread, Coffeeand Spices, Surgical Instruments,etc 506,500 1,866 1,954,006 $6,295,000 8,740 11,031,49
Illinois as it is; its history, geography, statistics, constitution, laws, government ... . 950,000 188 377,200 12 792 702,104 75 50,000 396 749,684 530 455,500 676 588,900 180 826,645 104 464,130 126,442 130 290,000 220 260,000 120 142,000 38 45,000 47 70,000 37 80,100 110 96,000 60 80,000 92 195,000 48 120,000 66 124,000 100 105,000 15 4,072 250 300,000 30 40,000 14 23,418 86 180,000 15 20,000 8 18,000 21 18,000 400 COMMERCE OF CHICAGO. Boots and Shoes, Clothing, IMillinery,Tobacco, Crackers, Bread, Coffeeand Spices, Surgical Instruments,etc 506,500 1,866 1,954,006 $6,295,000 8,740 11,031,491For the year 4,220,000 5,000 7,870,000 Consequently—increase diiring $2,075,000 8,740 $3,161,491 With this we conclude our chapter on the commerce and manufac-tures of Chicago. When to her present age of twenty years, Chicagoshall have added four new lustres, our readers, on reviewing the sta-tistics grow before them, will smile at the insignificance of the num-bers, however far beyond belief they may appear to them now. Chi-cago, indeed, has a splendid and magnificent LANDS AND THEIR PRICES. During the last few years there has been a steady advance in theprice of lauds in Illinois, as well as throughout the United Statesgenerally; in the former, they are, however, still offered at verydifferent prices, and, with proper judgment and care, advantageouspurchases may readily be made. Lands may be purchased, — 1. of the Federal Government; 2. ofthe Illinois Central Railroad; and, 3. of private proprietors. The quantity of public lands has been considerably to the State Auditors report there are only about 100,000acres in the market, and the greater part of these is situated in theeastern and southern part of the State. Their price is from 12^^ $ per acre, and purchasers must apply to the Land Office atSpringfield, the only one still existing — those at Chicago, Dixon,Quincy, Palestine, Edwardsville, Shawneetown, and Kaskaskia,
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